Lollywood

English

Etymology

Blend of Lahore +‎ Hollywood, possibly originally formed as Urdu لالیوڈ (lālīvuḍ).

Proper noun

Lollywood

1. (informal) The cinema industry of Pakistan based in Lahore.
   • 2006, Iftikhar Haider Malik, Culture and Customs of Pakistan, page 181:

     During the 1990s, Lollywood further suffered because of the easily available and more resourceful Indian movies, which were now being watched on the cable networks.

Translations

Pakistani film industry

• Bengali: ললিউড (loliuḍ)
• Hindi: लॉलीवुड m (lŏlīvuḍ)
• Marathi: लॉलीवुड (lŏlīvuḍ)
• Russian: Лолливу́д m (Lollivúd)
• Urdu: لالیوڈ m (lālīvuḍ), لالی وڈ m (lālī vuḍ), لالیووڈ m (lālīvūḍ), لالی ووڈ m (lālī vūḍ)